Data Protection Specialist

This role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, 28 days holiday a year plus Bank Holidays and 11% pension after one year of service. Salary £39,000 to £43,500 per annum London/Hybrid (1-2 days per week in the office).

About the role

Along with colleagues in the Data Compliance Office, your role is to support the organisation in making decisions that are right for Which?, right for consumers, and consistent with data privacy obligations. Your day to day responsibilities will be wide ranging and varied, including assessing privacy risks, supporting on strategic projects, investigating incidents, as well as providing expert advice and guidance more generally. You will be part of a friendly group that enjoys working together and celebrates its achievements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Risk assessing activities involving personal data and supporting the business in completing privacy assessments.
• Responding to data protection queries from internal teams by providing clear, specific and actionable advice, and supporting your business partners.
• Advising on cross-organisational strategic initiatives involving personal data.
• Participating in activities supporting our privacy programme, including training, embedding a privacy culture, identifying compliance gaps and supporting the business on remedial actions and plans.
• Processing and managing requests from individuals exercising their rights under the UK GDPR, including subject access requests.
• Assessing data breaches & incidents and supporting the business in taking appropriate remedial actions.

About you:

You will have a strong interest in data protection and privacy culture and have an excellent working knowledge of UK data protection regulations. You will need several years of proven experience working in a data protection role, a willingness to learn, an ability to provide risk-based advice, and be able to switch between tasks quickly with a focus on delivery. As you will be dealing with compliance issues and personal data you will need the ability to handle situations sensitively, maintaining a professional approach at all times. You will have good interpersonal skills, be able to communicate with key stakeholders across the organisation at a variety of levels, and work as part of a team.

Our interview process usually involves 2 stages:

• A chat with the hiring manager by Google Meet (typically 30 minutes), followed by
• An interview on Google Meet (approximately 45-90 minutes) consisting of values and experience-based competency questions and a role related task on a laptop.

We also have these benefits for you to consider:

• 35 hour working week.
• Generous 28 days holiday a year plus Bank Holidays & Option to buy additional days.
• Excellent pension scheme – when you pay in 3%, Which? pays in 6% (rising to 11% after one year of service).
• Discount site Pluxee which offers large discounts off everyday shopping and holidays.
• Annual Award (depending on employee and company performance).
• Healthcare insurance & Private medical insurance and opportunity to participate in Vitality rewards programme (at 6 months).
• A discretionary death in service benefit provision equivalent to six times your annual salary.
• Free access to Which? member content and free access to Which? money & legal helplines.
• Free wills for all Which? employees, plus, partners of employees can make their will at cost price.
• Work from (almost) anywhere” for 4 weeks of the year policy.

About Which?

We promote a great work-life balance (all our roles are now hybrid), offering flexible working options in addition to a full time working week (35 hours) e.g. part time or job shares where possible. If you wish to discuss any of these options, please contact the Resourcing team at Which?.

Which? is the UK's consumer champion, here to make life simpler, fairer and safer for everyone. We value diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. We are proud that we are in the ‘Top 25 Inclusive Employers' List and currently ranking 3rd. We want to receive applications from everyone. We believe that a diverse workforce helps us to understand and create a positive impact for consumers. As a Disability Confident Leader, we ensure that everyone can apply and be part of our recruitment processes and so we will make reasonable adjustments if you need them - just let us know when you apply.

Please note you must meet the essential criteria listed within the Role Profile, to have your application reviewed and we reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any given time due to the number of applications received.